Sounding wheeled toy.



E. S. FOUAMBE.

SOUNDING WHEELED TOY.

APPLlcATloN FILED JAN. 2e. |917.

EUGENE S. FOLJAMBE, 0F DREXEL HILL, PENNSYLVANIA.

SOUNDING W'HEELED TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. a7, isis.

Application led January 26, 1917. Serial No. 144,729.

To all wwm t may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE S. FOLJAMBE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Drexel Hill, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Sounding Wheeled Toy, of which the following is a specification.

rl`his invention appertains, broadly stated, to toys and relates more particularly to that type of toy horse.

The principal object of the present invention is to improve that type of toy known in the art as a hobby-horse by providing certain up to date features with the end in view of producing a commercially valuable toy for use by children of tender age or in other words children having a vivid imagination. e. further object of the present invention is to provide a toy embracing a simple, compact, durable and comparatively inexpensive construction for aifording amusement to children of tender age. Other and further objects of the present invention reside in the providing of a toy embodying certain features, combinations and arrangements of parts as will hereinafter more fully appear.

'lhe invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described and finally claimed.

'lhe nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof and in which:

Figure l is a view in side elevation of a toy embodying features of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view partly sectioned of the axle construction.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the steering Bost. Fig. 5 is a view in section taken upon the une 5 5 of Fig. a.

Fig. 6 is a View in side elevation partly sectioned of a modified form of toy; and

Fig. 7 is a view in front elevation thereof.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, l have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred 'by me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invenknown in the art as a hobbyv The toy is designed for use by children, for' instance, between the ages of two and four years, whose sense of imagination is vivid.

y In said figures the toy is shown as comprising a structure symbolic of an automobile in which the forward part l0 is representative of a steering post and cranking device, the rear part 11 is representative of a driving axle and exhaust and the intermediate part 12'is representative of the body vof the machine. In practice, a child with his or her feet upon the ground uses the toy by straddling the part 12 as in using a hobby-horse as is well understood in the art. The forward part 10 consists of a member symbolic of a steering post 13 mounted upon which is a disk 14.- hereinafter termed a steering wheel. In practice, the post 13 is provided at its top with a Stud 15 rotatably mounted upon which is the wheel 14, a screw 16 and cap 17 of tin or the like serving to secure the wheel with respect to the post. Upon the front of the steering post is a part symbolic ofa cranking device. The latter is shown as comprising a metallic member, preferably wire, bent to form a crank 18 rotatable with respect to said post and having secured thereto so as to rotate therewith a metallic disk 19, the peripheral edge of which is serrated or notched as shown in Fig. 4. Secured to the front of the post 13 is a spring-metal detent 2O which is in engagement with the serrated edge of said disk 19. Upon turning the crank 18, a sound is produced which in effect is symbolic of the cranking of an engine in so far as the mind of a child is concerned. The rear part 11 embraces an axle 21 provided with journals 22 upon which are mounted wheels 23. In practice, the wheels are maintained in proper position with respect to the journals by means of metallic caps 24 preferably tin and screws-25. At least one wheel has fixed to its inner face a ring-like member 27 of metal, as tin, the outer face of which is crimped or corrugated as at 27 Fixed preferably to the underside of the axle, so as to be hidden .from view as much as possible is a springmoisi desem: 28 which is in emgegemerie 'with vho crimped soriiace of said rimgiike member 2i. Remi-ion of Jdle seid Wheel produces a sound symbolic oi the exhaust oi ae internai condmstioii engine in so iar as the imagination ci a ciiiid is concerned. The intermediae par; l2 of the i'oy consists oi ae eiong'ated member preferably oi reoeagiiiar cross-section and which member a child straddies with the feet upon ihe ground 'when usingr die toy. n praeiice5 the oy which is constructed to Seil vcrj; cheapiy ma),vv ioe paiiied in bright eoiors and 'the Wheels which are disk-like iii strueture may here deiiileated hereon representations tires and spokes and the steering wheel emi also have delineated idiereoo eepresenetioiis of spokes. The spokes in both instances rediate from the caps at the Wheel centers which produces a reeiistic eaeei. Suoh e toy, 'io :i ohiid of ender age, is symbolic of an automobiie and is e source of harmless amusement.

in Figs. 6 and i', there is disciosed enother form of ehe Same my which may be used by a child who has outgrown the use of sie type above described. ha addi'ion eo the features above described, use is made oi a. iiird or from Wheel ooimecied with be steering wheel whereby ehe Jeej! may Toe guided and a seat is provided for iiiiecoroor of file user. iiitiie iront of the eey a paiix of seedards 30 are empioyed io JOria the. seeeriiiff post to which ere connected "eiie body were i2. Eiieiided betweerl iiia pari of he body iiiiiicii is secured zo die miie 21 and the iower ends of die sesedards 30 ae braces Si and 'bei-Ween Jhe standards ae die oottonis thereof is a block 32. his block and i'iia part of the body l2 iocaed beS tween the standards are epertuced ier die passage therethrough oi' e spindle 33 the upper end of which is squared and has fixed hereo the seeiing Wheel and the lower end of which is fork-ed for the reception of Wheel 34. The 'body l2 iles secured to the top thereof e seat 35 preizeraoiy of Wood. Pivoted io die Steering Wheel lei is emember 36 symboiic of e spark ieifer. @therwise the construction is the seme es above sei; forth with respect io Figs. io 5,

it Wiii noe7 be apparent 'that i have de vised a novel and useui constsuction which embodies the features of adveniege eimmeraed desirable in the saiemeut o the invention end the above description and While Tl have in the present instance shown and described he preferred embodiment ehereof which has been found in practice to give satiseetory and i'eiiabie resa is, it is io be understood ha- Jdie susceptible of modification iii *ferions po i *tieni cui departing from iiie spirit miieniezi o1' sacrificing any eej; of the eiieraoeei siaied eom'nrisino beam syiifooiic o an euomobiie body, a member syiiiiioiie a, sieeriiig posi. ied wih respece iooiie end oi seid beam, seid member being provided 'Wiiii a joumei., en axie iixed wih reseeeif, to 'die oiiier end of said ine-am haring journals ai die respective ends diereo-i, a disk symoeiic of a ,steering who@ monnied upon he steering' post jouruai, a disk symbolic oi'l an amonio-bide wheei moimed upon each joui-nai o? seid axie and means for roiazdsfiy oonneoiiiig said disks with reseec io said iom'eeis.

je foy oi' die character recited embracing a raii or beam edapied iu iise to Toe straddied oy die user with iie feet epee the ground, said raii or beam being provided its foi-Ward end with :i post equipped Wiibii a. Wheel symbolic of a Seeerlng Wheel and provided at its rear ene ii'iiii an miie equipped with disks symboiic of eufoomoioiie Wheeis and means moueeed upon seid post for producing sound symboio of die cra-nkiiig of an internal comoiiseioii engiiie,

3. tofu of the chai-acier recied embracing a rail or beam edepied in use to be siraddied by die user ivie the fees upon ehe ground, said rai or be-ore bei-og; provided ai; its forward end Wi'ii e posi; equippec Wiei e disk symboiic of a s'fzeeriiig Wiieei and provided et iis rear ond arieh ee asie equipped wiiii disks symboiie of eiiig-oraoiyiie i/ieeis5 :md means imo posed oeeireezi seid axle and wheels for producing s sound symooiic of ehe ezdmusi of en iireriiei combustion engine.

je toy oi' 'die character s-,oied oompisis- .ing means symbolic of en automobile Toody provided at one end Ridi e deriee symboiie oi a steering ii'heei and provided iis odier l end vfi'h eiemens Symiioie o' antomoieiie wiieeie, means for' piodueiiig soiled symiooiic oi the cranking or" en internal combosion emilie and means for producing sound symoo ic of die exhaust thereof.,

o. i toy of ehe oiiareoeer recited embrasing e raii or seam edeped use izo be siredf died by the user die ieee upon the ground seid raii or beam oeiog provided ai: its forward eed Wiii e posi. and provided et its rear eed with se eide. equipped with disks symbolic of eiiomooie weeg-,is and e spindle passing iirough said pose equipped with a disk symbolic. oi' en automobile Wheei ai its ioiver end and equipped Wifii a. steering" Wiieei iis upper eed :md means iocated upon said pos-i5 for producing e sound symboiic of die cranking' oi im ieee-mei oombusion engine. I

5. toy of ioe ciaeecei" recieed embracing a raii or beam adapted iii use o be straddied 'by die user *ai* *die i'eef'; upon die .wie being provided s post eed pio eide equipped with disks Symbolic. of automobile Wheels and a spindle passing through said post equipped with a disk symbolic of an automobile Wheel at its lower end and equipped with a steering Wheel at its upper end and means interposed between said axle and rear Wheels for producing a sound symbolic of the exhaust of an internal combustion enme. l

7. A toy of the character stated comprising means symbolic of an automobile body provided at one end with a steering column and at its other end With an axle, a. steering post for said column provided with elements symbolic of a steering Wheel and an automobile Wheel, elements symbolic of automobile Wheels for said axle, means for producing sound symbolic of the cranking of an internal combustion engine and means for producing sound symbolic of the vexhaust thereof.

8. A toy comprising a beam adapted in use to be straddled by the user With Athe feet upon the ground, said beam being provided at one end with a device symbolic of a steering Wheel and provided at its other end With elements symbolic of automobile wheels and means for producing sound symbolic of the cranking of an internal combustion engine.

9. A toy comprising a beam adapted in use to be straddled -by the user With the feet upon the ground, said beam being provided at one endv with a device symbolic of a steering Wheel and provided at its other end with elements symbolic of automobile Wheels and meu-ns for producing sound symbolic of the exhaust of an internal combustion engine. In testimonyv whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of,

E. S. FOLJAMBE. l/Vitnesses:

CLARA E. REVENA, HELEN M. BYRNE. 

